Gayle is 42 years old, single, and does not plan to marry. she has taught school for 20 years and plans to retire in 12 more years. last year, gayle began to contribute to a teacher's retirement plan and to an individual retirement account (ira). she is in good health, and her hobbies include reading, embroidery, gardening, and bowling. she attends an aerobic dance class 3 times each week and has done so for years. gayle has a family history of diabetes, so she takes her health seriously. gayle is beginning to notice some age-related changes in her body, but she accepts them as normal. she has a good network of friends that she vacations with every year. she likes to travel and enjoys life. what activities will gayle lower her risk of developing dementia?

The activities that will help Gayle prevent dementia are doing puzzles, learning a language, studying music, and reading.

Explanation:

All right, to understand this question we need to remember what Dementia is. Dementia is a combination of different conditions that end into memory decline or memory loss. So, the activities she needs to practice are all related to creative cognitive bridges of memory to maintain it healthy. But the real question is why puzzles, music, reading, and speaking a new language can help her. Well, that is because they re related to a very complex mechanism. First, the biological brain parts related to memory stop being used in high intensity if language activity is not developed by the individual. Also, because memory is the mechanism of gathering learning and storing it. So if we combine both of them we will task to our memory-related systems. While if we don't we are to pretty much-getting memory loss.

    however, coronary heart disease , or chd, is actually a result of coronary artery disease, or cad, said edward a. fisher, m.d., ph.d., m.p.h., an american heart association volunteer who is the leon h. charney professor of cardiovascular medicine and also of the marc and ruti bell vascular biology and disease program at the nyu school of medicine.

  with coronary artery disease, plaque first grows within the walls of the coronary arteries until the blood flow to the heart’s muscle is limited. view an illustration of coronary arteries. this is also called ischemia. it may be chronic, narrowing of the coronary artery over time and limiting of the blood supply to part of the muscle. or it can be acute, resulting from a sudden rupture of a plaque and formation of a thrombus or blood clot.

    the traditional risk factors for coronary artery disease are high ldl cholesterol, low hdl cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history, diabetes, smoking, being post-menopausal for women and being older than 45 for men, according to fisher. obesity may also be a risk factor.

    “coronary artery disease begins in childhood, so that by the teenage years, there is evidence that plaques that will stay with us for life are formed in most people,” said fisher, who is former editor of the american heart association journal, atvb. “preventive measures instituted early are thought to have greater lifetime benefits. healthy lifestyles will delay the progression of cad, and there is hope that cad can be regressed before it causes chd.”

  living a healthy lifestyle that incorporates good nutrition, weight management and getting plenty of physical activity can play a big role in avoiding cad.

    “coronary artery disease is preventable,” agreed johnny lee, m.d., president of new york heart associates, and an american heart association volunteer. “typical warning signs are chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations and even fatigue.” if you feel any of these symptoms, don’t delay — call 9-1-1.